Thermal Energy

What type of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

• Density

The transfer of energy as a heat by the movement of a liquid or a gas

• Conduction
• convection
• radiation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The transfer of energy through direct contact

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.

• high to low
• low to high
• high to high
• It can travel high to low and low to high. 

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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Is a measure of how hot or cold something is 

• Cold
• Heat
• Temperature
• Thermal Energy 

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

You are standing to the left of a heater. The right side of your body is much hotter then the left side. What sort of energy transfer occurred?

• Convection

• Condensation

• conduction

• radiation

Why does the sun make you feel warm?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

You are standing by a campfire and the smoke is rising. Why?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

You are standing by a campfire and you touch the rocks around the fire pit and your hand is hot. Why?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

What is an insulator?

• A material that speeds up thermal energy transfer

• A material that slows down thermal energy transfer

• A material that doesn't let cold out

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3